FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 27, 2014
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music welcomes three more renowned guests this year as part of its Lecture Series and "Five Friends Master Class Series."
![Janet Horvath](https://images.news.iu.edu/dams/365543_w308.jpg)
As part of the lecture series, Jacobs alumna Janet Horvath, associate principal cello of the Minnesota Orchestra for three decades, will present "Playing (Less) Hurt—Injury Prevention Seminar" at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 27, in Room 036 of the Musical Arts Center. Jacobs Professor of Violin Jorja Fleezanis will join Horvath in a Q&A on building a career as a performer, "Musical LifeSmarts—Town Hall Forum Style," at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 28, in Sweeney Hall.
![Janet Horvath](https://images.news.iu.edu/dams/365543_w308.jpg)
As part of the school’s "Five Friends Master Class Series," lyric tenor Matthew Polenzani, who frequently performs at the Met and international opera houses, will perform at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 30, in Auer Hall. He will be accompanied by Jacobs faculty member Kevin Murphy, piano. Polenzani will then present a master class at 8 p.m. on Monday, March 31, in Auer Hall.
![Matthew Polenzani](https://images.news.iu.edu/dams/365544_w308.jpg)
The highlighted "Five Friends" event for four-time Grammy winner and Jacobs alumnus Vance George, director emeritus of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, will be a master class with the University Singers and Jacobs graduate conductors at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 10, in Ford Hall.
In addition to the featured event, George will give a seminar presentation on Choral Masterworks at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, April 7, in Musical Arts Center Room 036; a seminar presentation on Requiems at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9, in Musical Arts Center Room 036; and master classes with the University Singers and graduate conductors at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, April 7, and Tuesday, April 8, in Music Addition Room 405.
All events are free and open to the public. For more information, visit music.indiana.edu/events.
The "Five Friends Master Class Series," honoring the lives of five talented Jacobs School students—Chris Carducci, Garth Eppley, Georgina Joshi, Zachary Novak and Robert Samels—was established last year with a gift of $1 million from the Georgina Joshi Foundation Inc.
Polenzani's events are in honor of Eppley, and George’s events are in honor of Novak.